Daijiworld Media Network - Ramallah

Ramallah, Sep 24: Watermelons, a staple of Palestinian cuisine, have become a powerful political symbol, reflecting the colors of the Palestinian flag — green, white, red, and black — in art, protests, and social media.

Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour recalled that during the 1980s, Israeli authorities forbade the Palestinian flag in exhibitions. “We were not allowed to paint in red, green, black and white: The Palestinian flag was forbidden,” he said. Mansour added that the idea of using watermelons as a symbol came ironically from an Israeli soldier, who warned that even a watermelon painted in flag colors would be confiscated.

Since then, the watermelon has gained cultural and political significance. It appears on walls, T-shirts, posters, and i

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